2026 IRS Mileage Rates

Jeremy Springer
Jan 15
2 min read

The IRS has released the 2026 standard mileage rates for taxpayers to use in computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving expense purposes. The following chart reflects the new 2026 standard mileage rates compared to the past few years' standard mileage rates.

all rates are per mile	2026	2025	2024	2023
Business Rate*	72.5¢	70.0¢	67.0¢	65.5¢
Medical/Moving Rate**	20.5¢	21.0¢	21.0¢	22.0¢
Charitable Rate	14.0¢	14.0¢	14.0¢	14.0¢
Depreciation Rate	35.0¢	33.0¢	30.0¢	28.0¢

*A deduction for unreimbursed employee business travel is no longer allowed, unless the deduction is allowed in determining adjusted gross income for members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, state or local government officials paid on a fee basis, or certain performing artists. Similarly, eligible educators are also entitled to deduct certain unreimbursed employee travel expenses as either an adjustment to total income (subject to a dollar limit), or as an itemized deduction for tax years beginning after 2025.

** A deduction for moving expenses is no longer allowed, unless the taxpayer is a member of the Armed Forces on active duty who moves pursuant to a military order and incident to a permanent change of station.

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